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Tourist Refund Scheme

The Tourist Refund Scheme enables you to claim a refund of the goods and services tax (GST) and wine equalization tax (WET) that you pay on goods taken as hand luggage when you leave Australia.

To obtain the refund, you must obtain a tax invoice from the store, the total purchase covered by each store’s tax invoice must amount to $300 or more, and the goods must be purchased no earlier than 30 days before you leave. You may use the goods before leaving Australia, but the scheme does not apply to goods that have been consumed, or partly consumed.

It also does not apply to beer and spirits, and tobacco products (these can be purchased at duty-free shops).

Each store’s tax invoice may be made up of more than one item, purchased on different days, providing the total amounts to at least $300, and all items on the tax invoice were purchased within the 30-day period.